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Musings of a former hula hoop champion
Running for Her Life
I heard her cries coming from the research carrel next to mine at the Holocaust Museum. Her name was Irene, a short middle aged woman, staring, as I was, at a computer screen. Hoping, as I was, that a relative’s name would appear that might prove that family members lived in more than stories told by aging […]
A Life in Posts
August 24, 2011
by Life in the Boomer Lane
My first blog post. Tori, Tori, Tori. She’s one hell of a wordsmith, all right. Like Rapunzel’s hair, Tori’s words spill effortlessly out, seemingly without end. And they don’t even get split ends. So when Tori designated me as the “hilarious Renee Fisher” and gave me the 7 Posts Award: Share Your Best Posts With […]
Fat-Cat
August 22, 2011
by Life in the Boomer Lane
(gratuitous use of a popular photo) I don’t think this is a post, at least not in the usual sense. It’s more like a question: Why are so many people on WordPress searching “fat-cat?” I wrote a post awhile ago called “Fat Pets and Fatter Wallets,” one of my numerous clever, enlightening, and ultimately […]
Where I’m From: I Am From City Streets
August 21, 2011
by Life in the Boomer Lane
Life in the Boomer Lane is from city streets. From small houses planted in long rows, brick flowers that rose precariously from concrete soil, hugging each other for safety. From a gathering of European immigrants who found America by following the vegetable man who came down the street in a horse and wagon. LBL is from city […]
Caution: Downgrade Ahead
August 16, 2011
by Life in the Boomer Lane
The Washington Post is calling attention to a number of significant items in our society that aren’t as popular as they used to be. They refer to these as “downgrades.” Victims of the downgrade include the Honda Civic and Gordon Ramsey’s New York restaurant “Maze.” Institutions of higher learning have slipped, as well: Bowdoin College […]
Where I’m From
August 13, 2011
by Life in the Boomer Lane
(The following post was inspired by the brilliantly cheeky ukulale-playing Elly of Bugginword, who saw a piece titled “Where I’m From” by another blogger and then wrote her own. Because LBL is nothing if not inspired by Elly, she wrote her own as a comment on her blog. The following is a slightly expanded version. […]
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London, Maine, and A Lot of Cat Poop
August 10, 2011
by Life in the Boomer Lane
Life in the Boomer Lane spent all of July in London. She owned one grandson when she arrived, two by the time she left. LBL was able to produce the second grandson with little or no physical discomfort and subsequently no need to bare a breast in public or have her sleep interrupted several times during […]
Huff/Post 40. Not.
July 28, 2011
by Life in the Boomer Lane
The Huffington Post announced it would be launching a new site aimed at Baby Boomers, called “Huff/Post 40.” The site will be edited by Rita Wilson, wife of Tom Hanks. Rita seems like a nice enough person. She and Tom have been married since 1988, which, in Hollywood, translates to approximately 161 years. At 54,Wilson is […]
The Toddler/Hobbit Connection
July 25, 2011
by Life in the Boomer Lane
Toddler anatomy differs from other anatomies, like adults and marsupials. Because their center of gravity is so low to the ground, Toddlers resemble real people less than they do Hobbits, without the medieval garb or hairy toes. And, like Hobbits, they live in a miniature world of their own creation. Yet, because they are so […]
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August 25, 2011
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